Mixing-machine.



No. 852,406. PATENTED APR. 30, 1907. B. s. BLAKE & E. A. LONGSHORE.MIXING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 4, 1906.

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BYRON S. BLAKE AND EDWIN A. LON GSHORE, OF DES MOINES, IOWA; SAIDLONGSHORE ASSIGNOR TO SAID BLAKE.

MIXING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 30. 1907.

To all whom (It may concern.-

Be it known that we, BYRON S. BLAKE and EDWIN A. LONGSHORE, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Des Moines, in the county simple,practical and eilicient machine of this character in which either dry orliquid substances'of any description may be quickly and thoroughlymixed.

The above and other objects which will appear as thenature of theinvention is better understood, are accomplished by the constructionillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a sideelevation of the improved mixing machine, and Fig. 2 is a verticalsectional view through the same.

Referring to the-drawings by numeral, .1 denotes my improved mixingmachine, which has a revolving hollow drum or container 2 in the :formof two cone frustumsunited at their bases and mounted to revolve on adiagonal axis. By making the drum in. this shape and mounting it forrotation on its diagonal ax s, it will impart an-alternate fall ingrandlifting motion to its'contents, which Y tends to throw the material inthe center toings 6 and 7, which have 7 to rotate in suitable hearingsin uprights '8 ward each end of the machine and from each end of themachine to its' center, at the same 7 time that the material is beingoverturned,

hence causing the material "to be thoroughly -nixed. As shown, the twocone frustums 3, 4 are united at their bases 5, so that the drum isclosed and hollow. The journals for the drum are preferably in the formofcastcylindrical portions or other supports, and which have attachingflanges Qshaped to fit the cone frustums on which they are bolted orotherwise secured.

' The journal 7 of the casting 6 has secured upon its outer end, a gearwheel 10, which meshes with a pinion 11 secured upona short shaft 12,which is journaled in one of the uprights 8 and which has upon its outerend a crank handle 13. The journal 7 of the cast- 5 is bored to receivea water or other liqsupply pipe 14. The latter has its inner extendinginto the drum and bent at right angles, as shown at 15. By constructingthe discharge end of this liquid supply pipe in this manner, it will beseen that there W1 1 be no danger of the contents of the drum getting inthe same and choking it up when the drum is revolved. Water or otherliquid may be sup lied to the outer end of the pipe 14 in any diisiredmanner, and any suitable means may be provided for controllin itspassage through said pipe. The materials to be mixed in the drum areinserted therein through an opening formed in one of its cone frustumsand closed by a cover 17 which is preferably detachably secured in saidopenm as shown at 18.

lhe' construction, operation and advan tages of the invention will bereadily undermg m end stood from the fore oing description taken.

in connection with t e accompanyin drawings. By making the drum 2 in theorm of a double cone frustum and mounting it for rotation upon adiagonal axis, as shown, its contents will be given a peculiar motionwhich will cause the substances-to be quickly and'thoroughly mixed. V

, While the present embodiment of the invention is in the form of adevice especially adapted for mixing cement and the like, it will beunderstood that it may be adapted for other uses. It will also beunderstood that it may be made in any size and of any material, and thatit may be operated by hand or power.

Various other chan es in the form, proportion and minor detai s ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the principle orsacrificing any'of the advanta es 01f the invention, as defined bytheappen ed 0 arm.

Having thus described ourinvention, what we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters-Patent is The hereindescribed mixing machinecomprising sup orts, a hollow drum formed of two conic said drum havinganopening in one side and a closure for said opening, ournals on saiddrum for rotation in bearings on said supstums, united at their bases;

shaft journaled in the said support and a pinion on the said crank shaftmeshing with the said gear.

In testimony whereof We have hereunto set our hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

ports, said journals being in longitudinal I alinenient on a diagonalaxis of said drum intersect ing corners l-lleI'OUf and each providedwith singularly-disposed base flanges overlapping, reinforcing andsecured respectively to one end and one side of the drum, one of saidjournals being solid and the other be- BYRON BLAKE ing hollow, a liquidsupply pipe extending EDWIN A LONGSHORE through said hollow journal andan opening in the corner of the drum to which said jour- Witnesses:11:11 is secured, a gear on the solid journal on LIARION D. WOODS,. theouter side of one of said supports, a crank 1 L. E. GRAY.

